<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-fpv-gt-fg-based/#668678"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="Ford FG Falcon XR Series" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/08fpvgt-16-630op.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford FG Falcon XR Series - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Back before Ford announced it was producing a new aluminum block version of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/08/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-finally-gets-aluminum-engine-loses-120-p/">supercharged 5.4-liter V8</a> for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/shelby+gt500">2011 GT500</a>, speculation ran rampant that the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/deep-dive-fords-all-new-5-0-v8/">5.0-liter Coyote V8</a> would get the force-feeding treatment. At the time, Ford declined to comment, but even with the introduction of the lighter 5.4-liter, the speculation never died away. <br />
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It now appears that a supercharged 5.0-liter will first appear in Australia in 2011 powering the new Falcon XR8 and possibly a GT-HO. Ford acknowledged that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/13/ford-mustang-boss-302-is-back-for-2012/">Boss 302</a> could have been fitted with a blower, saying in its release that "the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> team knew a supercharger would be the simplest way to extract significant power improvements from the new 5.0-liter V8, but they elected not to pursue forced induction for the 2012 Boss to stay true to the original Boss 302 engine."<br />
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Given that the rest of the 5.4- and 4.6-liter V8 applications in North America are disappearing in 2011, one has to wonder how long Ford will keep the current GT500 engine around. The most recent speculation is that a boosted version of the Coyote will arrive here in time for the 50th anniversary of the ponycar in 2014. And that can't come soon enough.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/">Ford FG Falcon XR Series</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646544"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/000fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646536"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/001fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646528"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/002fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646534"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/003fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646533"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/004fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/C14F4FF75A300A53CA2577830025BD03">GoAuto.com.au</a>]<br />
<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/rumormill-ford-falcon-to-get-blown-5-0-liter-coyote/">Rumormill: Ford Falcon to get blown 5.0-liter Coyote</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:26:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/rumormill-ford-falcon-to-get-blown-5-0-liter-coyote/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19598879/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/rumormill-ford-falcon-to-get-blown-5-0-liter-coyote/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford FG Falcon XR Series - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Back before Ford announced it was producing a new aluminum block version of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/08/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-finally-gets-aluminum-engine-loses-120-p/">supercharged 5.4-liter V8</a> for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/shelby+gt500">2011 GT500</a>, speculation ran rampant that the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/deep-dive-fords-all-new-5-0-v8/">5.0-liter Coyote V8</a> would get the force-feeding treatment. At the time, Ford declined to comment, but even with the introduction of the lighter 5.4-liter, the speculation never died away. <br />
<br />
It now appears that a supercharged 5.0-liter will first appear in Australia in 2011 powering the new Falcon XR8 and possibly a GT-HO. Ford acknowledged that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/13/ford-mustang-boss-302-is-back-for-2012/">Boss 302</a> could have been fitted with a blower, saying in its release that "the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> team knew a supercharger would be the simplest way to extract significant power improvements from the new 5.0-liter V8, but they elected not to pursue forced induction for the 2012 Boss to stay true to the original Boss 302 engine."<br />
<br />
Given that the rest of the 5.4- and 4.6-liter V8 applications in North America are disappearing in 2011, one has to wonder how long Ford will keep the current GT500 engine around. The most recent speculation is that a boosted version of the Coyote will arrive here in time for the 50th anniversary of the ponycar in 2014. And that can't come soon enough.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/">Ford FG Falcon XR Series</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646544"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/000fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646536"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/001fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646528"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/002fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646534"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/003fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fg-falcon-xr8/#646533"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/004fgfalconxr8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/C14F4FF75A300A53CA2577830025BD03">GoAuto.com.au</a>]<br />
<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/rumormill-ford-falcon-to-get-blown-5-0-liter-coyote/">Rumormill: Ford Falcon to get blown 5.0-liter Coyote</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:26:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/rumormill-ford-falcon-to-get-blown-5-0-liter-coyote/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19598879/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/rumormill-ford-falcon-to-get-blown-5-0-liter-coyote/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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